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Excerpted from a post by Neil G. from Multifamily Investor.com. Illustration selected by Neil G. from Multifamily Investor.com.
New York City hasn’t been rocked by an earthquake since 1884, when a 5.2 tremor rocked Rockaway Beach. In light of recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, many here wonder: How would New York City’s different apartment buildings sustain the damage?
New York Magazine has an article that describes the impact on various types of common residential buildings around New York.
The final conclusion: 1,170 New Yorkers, if a 6.0 quake occurred today at 2 p.m., according to a 2003 study.
Read more: Why the City’s Buildings Would Be Vulnerable to a Moderate Earthquake — New York Magazine
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